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Graveyard

Cross (Inchiquin By.), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Cross, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cross (Inchiquin By.)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
G. Yd. (1916)
Coordinates
52.99872, -8.93592
SMR number
CL011-022004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in the SW part of an ecclesiastical enclosure (CL011-022001-) on a knoll of rock outcrop in gently undulating, low-lying pasture, with wide views E-SW and overlooking Muckanagh Lough to the S. Indicated and named ‘Graveyard’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This subrectangular graveyard (c. 49m E-W; c. 48m N-S) is defined by a drystone wall. In the NW part of the graveyard lies Kilkeedy Church (CL011-022003-) and a medieval house (CL011-022005-). The graveyard includes uninscribed headstones and pedestals (Large 2011), as well as more modern graves. Extending E-W across the middle of the graveyard is a grass-covered scarp (Wth 1.5m; H 1.8m) and adjacent remains of a wall footing. As indicated on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan, this scarp may be part of the graveyard’s original boundary before it was enlarged to S and E. Just SE of the current graveyard wall is a holy well (CL011-022006-).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 24 January 2023

References

Large, S. 2011 A church and graveyard survey in County Clare. Database and photographic record. Clare County Council. Clare Heritage Forum. The Heritage Council.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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